Trauma survivors: proceed with caution
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“This is the second time I have subscribed to this podcast only to be repelled by it. The content about polyvagal theory is excellent and desperately needed. There really aren’t many resources out there for making this theory accessible to those of us with unresolved trauma. I wish what was wrong about this podcast didn’t completely overwhelm what is right about it, so I could set those issues aside and take away what works for me. But I’ve tried — TWICE now — and I just can’t.
But I think Justin (and Mercedes, if she’s still around, which I don’t think she is?) needs to figure out who his audience is. In the episode I just listened to (April 20, 2021) he took a break to promote his 30-day polyvagal-theory-based program called Building Safety Anchors, intended to help people with unresolved trauma. But he mostly addresses his audience as though they are made up of other therapists. He assumes his listeners are married and have kids and healthy familial connections and want to hear stories from that world that illustrate the concepts he’s describing.
That often doesn’t work for those of us with unresolved trauma. Our lives have often been laid to waste by it. Many of us don’t have happy marriages, or marriages at all. We might have kids, but we often don’t have healthy connections to our kids, because we were damaged as kids ourselves. The scenarios Justin uses are often unrelatable to me and sometimes even invalidate me.
So I come away from listening to it having gained a ton of knowledge about polyvagal theory but feeling deeply unseen and unheard — which for those of us with developmental trauma is a core wound. The word triggering is not too strong a word, I don’t think. And Justin Sunseri is a therapist! Good heavens, I hope he does better with his in-person patients than he does with those of us with unresolved trauma in his podcast audience.
Sadly, it seems he’s received criticism of being out of touch and insensitive before and I don’t see any effort on his part to address these issues. It’s a shame. To my fellow trauma survivors, I would say: proceed with caution. I cannot recommend this podcast.”
annetteprice via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/22/21
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“I was looking for an introduction to polyvagal theory and this has been perfect - a really pleasant, empathic host and nicely designed curriculum.”
randee_kay via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/05/19
“My trauma and how it effects my life. My anxiety and triggers have been a mystery to me and I hope that this can help me navigate without a therapist. My experiences with therapy have been awful and I want to find help but simply haven’t found anyone. (Medi-cal is not great)Thanks a lot:)”
liberalcatmom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/15/19
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“I am really enjoying this podcast. I am an IFS trained therapist and this podcast is helping me supplement my IFS practice with Polyvagal theory. Wonderful work and I highly recommend this podcast if you are interested in Polyvagal theory.”
matouie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/12/21
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